Alright, car is cleaned up for the most part. Thanks to FX3 for coming over this morning to give a helping hand. We added in about 1/ qt of oil that i had lost and headed to the parts store. Bought some de-greaser and went to town with that at the car wash. He pulled all my plugs to clean out any water. So far so good, no problems yet. On a warmer day UI'll be sure to clean it some more, WAY too cold today. Thanks for everyones help.
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I'm sorry but I for one, don't know that much about the mechanics of a car. I am still learning. A friend came over ( one who knows a lot about cars to begin with ) and I went the route that he suggested. Just because someone doesn't do something you would do doesn't mean that what they did was wrong.
If that means being on your shit list, so be it. I thanked people for thier opinions and suggestions, I don't know what more you want from me. The car is running fine and will have the correct filter swap on it today.
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1st off, its not like I hate you or something so untwist your thong. second, you blew the cap off your valve cover from extreme positive crankcase pressure yet you have no interest at all in finding out why or how to keep it from happening again. its a 4 dollar part that is REGULAR MAINTINANCE. you pay the big bucks for Amsoil because you want to prolong your engine life yet a cheap valve that is supposed to be replaced every so often is just too much to do.
audiojunkie - if you are refering to the PCV valve, it is located on the right hand corner of the oil seperator. the seperator is located on the front of the block behind the catalytic converter.
RPIJG wrote: alright enough. Everyone behave yourselves.
Thank you Joe!
Tiff, Patrick is one of those extreme car guys. He just wants to make sure you do no more harm to your car. If he didn't really care he wouldn't take the time he does to help.
Oh one point in all this. couldn't an incorrect or defective filter cause extreme crank case pressure? Just a thought!
1 - My dad has been in the automotive business for nearly 40 years now and has never personally experienced or had a client come in with a blown oil cap.
He suggested the possibility, as Pat did, about the PCV. This is something that should be changed on a regular basis.
2 - Audio - Amsoil has several "grades" of synthetic oils. The one Tiff is running allows for a year or 25k mile change interval. The Super Duty filter she's running needs to be changed at half life or half year (whichever comes first). There are a lot of people out there that will bad mouth extended intervals, but Amsoil stands behind their products with warranty. If you need anymore information we have 3 dealers on this site and Joe is quite savvy with the products. Feel free to ask away.
3 - I will agree with Rick on the the little disagreement here. There is a problem with miscommunication online and many times approach and connotation collide. Remember, sarcasm can't always be relayed with words.
4 - Thanks to the mods that put the argument to rest.
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Don't get me wrong, I appreciate what everyone suggested adn yes, when i have more time and it isn't freezing out.. I am planning on replacing this. But I just feel that it was taken personally that I didnt replace it right away.
Again thanks for suggestions and help ...
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call me a kid, go ahead, but i think this can go in the "not necessary" catergory
TXFO wrote: 1st off, its not like I hate you or something so untwist your thong.
as an oustider (problem not relating to me) i see that this was meant to be sarcatsic, but put yourself in her shoes for a minute...if your car had had this problem, what would you have done, and how would you have reacted to that comment, seriously? i mean, what if you had this problem and someone were to post something to that effect to you? if you were all pissed off and worked up and didnt know what to do (since this isnt the case and you obviously know what youre talking about all the time) youd take offense too. not everyone knows as much as you, and its people like you that make other people get angry for no reason, like this one. your help = much appreciated, but everyone couldve done without evrything else you added to your help.
like chelly said, the sarcasm cant be read thru text all the time...
why bother posting about your problem if you arent going to fix it. I just spent my morning taking apart a 350 auto from a 79 caprice FOR FREE. People who need my help get it. if you dont want to listen then fine, you dont need my help. Its just beyond me that someone would ask for help, get a reply and then take no action at all. If all you want to do is clean the oil spray off and be done then quit buying amsoil. you dont need it. all you need is 50 cent oil from vatozone becaus you are going to kill your main bearings anyway with the positive crankcase pressure. So when you start leaking oil thru your valve cover gasket and have to replace that instead of the 4 dollar PCV, is that going to be too much effort too? Just light your car on fire now, it'll be better in the long run.
if this was a constant problem, wouldnt have driving the car today made something go wrong? in driving it for a 40 mile round trip myself, did not hear, see, smell anything out of the ordinary. and the PCV is not plugged. ive always loved that quote "if it aint broke, dont fix it"
normally a sticky PCV will only cause resistance to revolution. The car would be slower reving than normal and make less power than it should. the cap blowing off is almost unheard off. normally you can have a shitty PCV valve and suffer only power loss and increased wear on the main bearings. sometimes it will stall or idle excessivly low.
the fact is, a cap shooting off and oil spraying everywhere is a sign of pressure. I would like to think not oil pressure because the pump will only pump so much as it is gear driven. the only thing left is air pressure. I have witnessed on other foci, the PCV hose getting crimped at the elbow because of design and vacuum. perhaps the hose is pinched. In any case, something is wrong and fixing it is imperative.
He just wants to make sure you do no more harm to your car. If he didn't really care he wouldn't take the time he does to help. 
